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you can watch us in hd. "first laderies on ies" continues with a look at jacqueline kennedy. span's another look at c- year in review. >> i think every first lady should do something in this tradition to help the thing that she cares about. i just think that everything in the white house should be the best. the entertainment that is given here. children are the same the world over and so is our feeling for children. i think it is good in the world, there is quite enough to divide people, so we should cherish the language and the emotion that unites us. >> jacqueline kennedy's 1000 days as first lady was defined by images, young mother, advocate for the arts, fashion icon. footage of the assassination of president kennedy and his funeral cemented her in the public consciousness. welcome to the c-span series, first ladies, influence and image. we have two guests at the table, to tell you more about her story. he has a special focus on the cold war era and the kennedy administration. robert parry is a political scientist and as part of the modern first ladies series, he has writ
you can watch us in hd. "first laderies on ies" continues with a look at jacqueline kennedy. span's another look at c- year in review. >> i think every first lady should do something in this tradition to help the thing that she cares about. i just think that everything in the white house should be the best. the entertainment that is given here. children are the same the world over and so is our feeling for children. i think it is good in the world, there is quite enough to...
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you cannot watch us in hd. -- can now watch us in hd. >> up next, q&a. "washington journal" at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> this week on q1 day -- q and careercal [indiscernible] >> you did a heart transplant overnight. explain that. [indiscernible] >> what was the condition of the person you apart from? obviously dead. >> unfortunately, it is always a tragic story. typically a young person because those are the most ideal candidates for organ transplants. motor vehicle accident in this case. that is typically what it is. some common denominator among all of the donors is that they have a brain death. that is what they succumb to and that is when they become candidates for organ donation. in this case, it was a motor vehicle accident, traumatic brain injury and the demise was brain death. >> secrecy means you can't go too far with this. >> absolutely. we have to protect the privacy not only of the donor and their family, but the recipient as well. it is something that we regard as a very precious gift that the family is offering. the sacrifice of the passing. i
you cannot watch us in hd. -- can now watch us in hd. >> up next, q&a. "washington journal" at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> this week on q1 day -- q and careercal [indiscernible] >> you did a heart transplant overnight. explain that. [indiscernible] >> what was the condition of the person you apart from? obviously dead. >> unfortunately, it is always a tragic story. typically a young person because those are the most ideal candidates for organ transplants....
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and the impact of southeastern refugees in the region -- syrian you can watch us in hd. >> last week the senate held a earing >> if we can start. i know senator graham is on his way. we have a situation we're having a series of votes so we'll have people going back and forth. i hope that doesn't indicate to anybody a level of interest because this is a major level of interest. i want to applaud senator graham who represents republicans on this committee, for his concerns. say to both the ambassador from lebanon and the ambassador from jordan, if you had this wealthy refugees in a part, for example, of our country of the u.s. like california with all kinds of natural resources, it would enormous strain. it is far more so in the areas where it is. i commend you for and applaud u for the humanitarian steps both your countries have taken. but it is an horrific situation. and, unfortunately, it will probably be reflected in the lives of so many of these people not only throughout the rest of their lives but maybe generations to come. we will have an richard the sistant secretary of state
and the impact of southeastern refugees in the region -- syrian you can watch us in hd. >> last week the senate held a earing >> if we can start. i know senator graham is on his way. we have a situation we're having a series of votes so we'll have people going back and forth. i hope that doesn't indicate to anybody a level of interest because this is a major level of interest. i want to applaud senator graham who represents republicans on this committee, for his concerns. say to...
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now you can watch us in hd. marked 25 years since the bombing of pan am flight 103 over scotland that killed 270 people, 11 of whom were bystanders on the ground. held atmemorial service arlington national cemetery for those who lost their lives that day. speakers include eric holder, tsa administrator john pistol, and robert mueller. [applause] >> thank you, mary kay, for that kind introduction. i hold you personally responsible for the weather today. congratulations. [laughter] it has been said time heals all wounds. you here know that that is not necessarily true. i always are member, will never forget one of the visits i made he had thee, where occasion to see the small wooden warehouse in which were stored the various effects of your loved ones. a white sneaker, a syracuse sweatshirt, christmas presents, .hotographs these ordinary items brought home to me came to symbolize for me your pain and your loss, pain and loss that have not diminished even after so many years. they brought home to me the certainty t
now you can watch us in hd. marked 25 years since the bombing of pan am flight 103 over scotland that killed 270 people, 11 of whom were bystanders on the ground. held atmemorial service arlington national cemetery for those who lost their lives that day. speakers include eric holder, tsa administrator john pistol, and robert mueller. [applause] >> thank you, mary kay, for that kind introduction. i hold you personally responsible for the weather today. congratulations. [laughter] it has...
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now you can watch us in hd. >> next is a discussion about digital technology and its impact on journalism. cambridge, massachusetts, this is an hour and 20 minute. >> thank you, alex. that may be a metaphor too i far, raising the veil on the riptide. will do my best. i want to thank some people. mostly i want to thank alex jones for making the fellowship the best possible destination for a journalist seeking sanctuary, perspective, re- inspiration, and great company. i am speaking for both of us when we say that. it is a great place. for making it work also smoothly. nancy palmer, janel sims. it feels like a home away from home and all three of us are happy to be home. to explain riptide ever so it feels great. to explain riptide ever so briefly. how it came to be. three world where he executives -- three world-weary executives washup on the shores of harvard university, all looking for a nest on the ground and trying to avoid all the work that would be involved in running to write a -- in having to write a 15 page white paper. that seemed like far too much for us. [laughter] an internet
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now you can watch us in hd. few moments, a discussion of the role of knowing -- women in congress. is liveington journal at 7:00 eastern and will focus on the farm bill and the possibility of a budget deal. several live events to tell you about this morning. treasury secretary jack lew will be at the pew charitable trust to discuss financial reform. also on c-span 2 at 9:30 a.m., anders of the house energy commerce subcommittee will hear from regulatory commissioners. at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 3, we cover a democratic steering committee meeting on unemployment benefits set to expire at the end of the month. 8, betty ford knew she wanted to do something with dance. she put on skits and plays. to vermont where she studied at the school of dance. these are some of her note cards where she kept notes. this is her organizer during this time. she carried this with her to vermont, to grand rapids, off to new york thomas where she andied with martha graham then back to grand rapids. you will find a whole host of things you would find in just about any organizer. there are brochures o
now you can watch us in hd. few moments, a discussion of the role of knowing -- women in congress. is liveington journal at 7:00 eastern and will focus on the farm bill and the possibility of a budget deal. several live events to tell you about this morning. treasury secretary jack lew will be at the pew charitable trust to discuss financial reform. also on c-span 2 at 9:30 a.m., anders of the house energy commerce subcommittee will hear from regulatory commissioners. at 10:30 a.m. eastern on...
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now you can watch us in hd. political strategist and cnn contributor on the future of the republican party. she talks about how changing demographics may affect the party in future elections. her remarks come at the new hampshire institute of politics at saint anselm college in manchester. [applause] >> meghann said she was thinking of brushing up on her spanish to do the introduction. she didn't want to offend me and i said i don't get easily offended. i know george w. bush. the butchering of spanish doesn't offend me very much. thank you for being here. well, neil was just telling me this is the third event today. it seems you guys are busy. i want to thank you. i want to thank you for inviting me to new hampshire. new hampshire has a very special place in my heart. first of all, i am a mccainiac. winning the primary here was one of the highlights of the campaign. second of all, i happen to love your national committee man, who has the coolest socks of any republican committee man. third of all, because i thin
now you can watch us in hd. political strategist and cnn contributor on the future of the republican party. she talks about how changing demographics may affect the party in future elections. her remarks come at the new hampshire institute of politics at saint anselm college in manchester. [applause] >> meghann said she was thinking of brushing up on her spanish to do the introduction. she didn't want to offend me and i said i don't get easily offended. i know george w. bush. the...
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now, you can watch us in hd. >> next, look at food policy and specifically sugar. we will hear from a pediatric endocrinologist at the university of california, semper cisco. he gave a presentation in 2009 called sugar, the bitter truth that went viral on youtube and he spoke recently to students at californiaity of hastings law school where he studied food policy law. the conversation is about one hour and 50 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, david. thank all of you for coming. it is just wonderful to be back now at my alma mater. marsha cohen even gave me a decal to put on my car. i'm fully equipped. i really want to acknowledge so many of my mentors during this past year in the audience, david, pat davidson, marcia, and several other people here, as well, that have done a tremendous job. i have to say it was really an absolutely thrilling year. i wouldn't have given it up for the world. the homework was another story. [laughter] today, i want to talk to about what got me to law school in the first place, and hopefully, light a fire under all of you. in the way i
now, you can watch us in hd. >> next, look at food policy and specifically sugar. we will hear from a pediatric endocrinologist at the university of california, semper cisco. he gave a presentation in 2009 called sugar, the bitter truth that went viral on youtube and he spoke recently to students at californiaity of hastings law school where he studied food policy law. the conversation is about one hour and 50 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, david. thank all of you for coming. it...
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now you can watch us in hd. >> we want to welcome back to "newsmakers" house appropriations chairmen hal rogers, republican of kentucky. thank you, sir, for join us. >> thank you. >> two reporters here in studio to help with us, daniel newhauser is a congressional reporter for qc "roll call" and derek wallbank, congressional reporter with bloomberg news. derek, go ahead with the first question. question. >> mr. chairman, thank you for being here. as you know, the mood out of the capital is joyous right now practically. paul ryan and patty murry are both saying this will avert any shutdown fears for january 15 and possibly for october 1 as well. but that is not set in stone yet. there is still more to do. can you walk us through what the next steps are? >> you are right. that is a joyous atmosphere. it was a huge event. it breaks the logjam of getting away from these herky-jerky shutdown showdowns we been going through for all these months and years. the budget number is only the first step. they must take it and break it down for each agency and department of the government. we have
now you can watch us in hd. >> we want to welcome back to "newsmakers" house appropriations chairmen hal rogers, republican of kentucky. thank you, sir, for join us. >> thank you. >> two reporters here in studio to help with us, daniel newhauser is a congressional reporter for qc "roll call" and derek wallbank, congressional reporter with bloomberg news. derek, go ahead with the first question. question. >> mr. chairman, thank you for being here. as...
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in hd. >> next, the general motors chairman and ceo daniel ackerson speaking at the national press club in washington, d.c., where he talked about the stay of the u.s. auto industry as well as projects and investments. he also talked about the company's first female ceo. this is one hour. today rocked the world last week when he announced he would step down as chairman and ceo of general motors, the world's second- largest automaker. he racked up tributes when he announced his plan to retire next month to care for his wife of more than 40 years. in two thousand 10 as the ceo to turn around the biggest of the big three from bankruptcy and the bailout by u.s. taxpayers. that work ended last week when the u.s. treasury sold the last of its shares. one can imagine the champagne corks popping at the renaissance center when that news was announced. general motors led global sales for 77 consecutive years through 2007, longer than any other automaker, the global financial downturn that began in 2008 also turned into a crisis or the u.s. automotive industry, including gm. the industry was furth
in hd. >> next, the general motors chairman and ceo daniel ackerson speaking at the national press club in washington, d.c., where he talked about the stay of the u.s. auto industry as well as projects and investments. he also talked about the company's first female ceo. this is one hour. today rocked the world last week when he announced he would step down as chairman and ceo of general motors, the world's second- largest automaker. he racked up tributes when he announced his plan to...
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you can watch us in hd. next is a discussion of the obama administration efforts to reintroduce the health care law and other issues leading up to the 2014 midterm election. run this morning's "washington journal." host: paul singer is the politics editor of "usa today." thank you for being with us. rick to see you. great to to see you -- see you. host: let's talk about the legislative week because it is a busy week for washington. the only time the house and senate are in session, what can you expect? guest: the first thing we can hope for is a budget deal, particularly between paul ryan and patty murray in the senate. there is every signal that we could get a two-year budget he'll that would allow all of us to no longer worry about shutdowns in january. host: there have been some talk that some of the big-ticket items, medicare, medicaid, social security, would be part of this agreement. guest: there will be a little bit more -- basically trying to get rid of the sequester funding cuts. there will be a lit
you can watch us in hd. next is a discussion of the obama administration efforts to reintroduce the health care law and other issues leading up to the 2014 midterm election. run this morning's "washington journal." host: paul singer is the politics editor of "usa today." thank you for being with us. rick to see you. great to to see you -- see you. host: let's talk about the legislative week because it is a busy week for washington. the only time the house and senate are in...
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now, you can watch us in hd. >> next a discussion on the north american free trade agreement. this was hosted by the center for strategic and intern ational studies. it is an hour and a half. [applause] >> thank you for that very generous introduction. thank you for coming out when it is freezing cold and it is only this gorgeous building. this building is very special. it is wonderful to be at csis. scott has already reminded you that president h. w. bush signed the trade agreement in 1992.
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you can watch us in hd. "> tonight on c-span, "q&a: with author margaret macmillan, followed by prime minister's questions. that it discussion on the budget deal that passed the house and the senate. ♪ >> this week on "q&a," historian and author margaret macmillan discusses her latest to store: narrative entitled "the war that ended peace -- the road to 1914. " >> margaret macmillan, author of "the war that ended peace -- the road to 1914." i want to jump ahead in your book to june 20 8, 1914. what happened? the archduke franz ferdinand and
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you can watch us in hd. years ago, a woman become the first american woman to address a legislative body. discussionpan, a honoring this early feminist and a look at women in politics today. from simmons college in boston, this does just over two hours. ♪ [applause] welcome, everyone. moderator.our we are here tonight to explore how women become political. we will look at the past, pressing, and consider the future. there will be remarks in a panel discussion. elizabeth warren is unable to meet us because she needs to be in washington. someone has to work. she is there to work in the senate. [cheers and applause] however, she has made a short video for us that we will share and place -- play some of the remarks you would have given. we invite you to tweet and send in your questions via twitter at womenpoli2013. -- silence your cell phones right now. is everyone moving to silence their cell phones? good. for those who could not attend tonight, the good news is that the event is being paid by the bank commit
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now you can watch us in hd. up, richard trumka talks about jobs in the u.s. economy. look back at the life of former first lady lawrence harding. --lawrence openven house republicans a criminal investigation into --ther james clack are right lied to congress. they asked whether the national security agency collected data on millions of americans. orinsisted that they did not does not wittingly collect information on americans. after the documents leaked by edward snowden revealed they collects records and virtually all u.s. phone calls, he apologized for the false comment. leaseed to give the quote truthful answer he could. richard chavez said down with -- richard trumka said congress should ways the minimum wage in 2014 . welcome all of you. we would love to involve you on the conversation. i have my twitter machine. if you tweet your questions they will pop up here and i will ask our guest. i would like to thank the bank of america for making these conversations possible. what a year. a dozen labeled breakfast. we appreciate their support. book breakfasty of the yea
now you can watch us in hd. up, richard trumka talks about jobs in the u.s. economy. look back at the life of former first lady lawrence harding. --lawrence openven house republicans a criminal investigation into --ther james clack are right lied to congress. they asked whether the national security agency collected data on millions of americans. orinsisted that they did not does not wittingly collect information on americans. after the documents leaked by edward snowden revealed they collects...
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i you can watch us in hd. >> coming up on c-span khmer first lady's series feature ellen and edith wilson. later, outgoing federal reserve chairman ben burning key explains plans to ease the federal reserve's economic stimulus. >> this is the woodrow wilson house in washington, d.c., the home of our 20th president and first lady edith wilson. after they left the white house in 1921. you will be seeing more of it over the next two hours as we tell the story of the two first ladies, ellen and edith. >> ellen and woodrow met in their 20s and their love for each other was reflected in passionate letters. to help guide his career from academia to politics, he set an
i you can watch us in hd. >> coming up on c-span khmer first lady's series feature ellen and edith wilson. later, outgoing federal reserve chairman ben burning key explains plans to ease the federal reserve's economic stimulus. >> this is the woodrow wilson house in washington, d.c., the home of our 20th president and first lady edith wilson. after they left the white house in 1921. you will be seeing more of it over the next two hours as we tell the story of the two first ladies,...
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now you can watch us in hd. >> next, a look at how technology is impacting banking and invest it. this hour and a half escutcheon was part of the annual chicago ideas week. it includes conversations between people in the entrepreneurial and banking industries. >> ladies and gentlemen, lee's welcome founder of the online network tasty trade, tom sosnoff . [applause] >> cool, i get to look at a picture of myself. they said you were coming on after vog. i said, what is that? they said, voice of god. now i know that brad is god. this is cool. how are you? thanks for all coming out today. it is going to be an incredible show. ,e have five amazing speakers entrepreneurs, just interesting people. i think you'll really enjoy it. it is all about the benjamin's and getting the last couple of people to get a couple seconds to do in your. my name is tom sosnoff. i have been in the chicago money world for almost 33 years. started at the chicago board options exchange. i am now building a financial media company called tasty trade. i was on the road for 13 years doing talks about financial enga
now you can watch us in hd. >> next, a look at how technology is impacting banking and invest it. this hour and a half escutcheon was part of the annual chicago ideas week. it includes conversations between people in the entrepreneurial and banking industries. >> ladies and gentlemen, lee's welcome founder of the online network tasty trade, tom sosnoff . [applause] >> cool, i get to look at a picture of myself. they said you were coming on after vog. i said, what is that? they...
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now you can watch us in hd. talks with iran continue over the nuclear program, a former administration adviser says there's still no agreement on a key point from level of uranium a richmond by a run that will be acceptable to the u.s.. robert einhorn made the comments this week where he was joined by a former iranian negotiator and former clinton administration official. from the asia society, this is an hour and 10 minutes. [applause] >> you laid out exactly the questions. if you have questions, i know they are bringing up the ipad. ambassador, let me begin. the history could be a history of non-relations. well no direct talks. even this interim agreement appears to be a hiccup. secretary has talked to the foreign minister. is this a real agreement? is this a breakthrough moment? >> it would take inventive imagination to believe that it is not a breakthrough in the context of 30 years of almost no contact. where does that door lead? is it leading somewhere? can we see this particular opening take us through to
now you can watch us in hd. talks with iran continue over the nuclear program, a former administration adviser says there's still no agreement on a key point from level of uranium a richmond by a run that will be acceptable to the u.s.. robert einhorn made the comments this week where he was joined by a former iranian negotiator and former clinton administration official. from the asia society, this is an hour and 10 minutes. [applause] >> you laid out exactly the questions. if you have...
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now you can watch us in hd. >> secretary of state john kerry urged congress not to pass additional sanctions against iran. talks continue on parts of the country's nuclear program. he appeared before a house committee on tuesday for >> this hearing will come to order. today the committee will discuss the interim nuclear agreement which the u.s. and five other nations have reached with iran last month. we welcome our secretary of state, the honorable john kerry, to address the committee's questions and concerns regarding the administration's plan. mr. secretary, we appreciate you coming before the committee. while we will debate how best to derail iran's nuclear program, i know that you appreciate that it poses a threat to our national security. congress has played a key role in u.s. policy towards iran, mainly by driving sanctions against the regime. i will remind the committee that the legislation which we past year unanimously, legislation that the royce-engel bill, so we look forward to a constructive discussion today. these are high-stakes issues, but i am confident that the spirit of bi
now you can watch us in hd. >> secretary of state john kerry urged congress not to pass additional sanctions against iran. talks continue on parts of the country's nuclear program. he appeared before a house committee on tuesday for >> this hearing will come to order. today the committee will discuss the interim nuclear agreement which the u.s. and five other nations have reached with iran last month. we welcome our secretary of state, the honorable john kerry, to address the...
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now you can watch us in hd. >> next, an update on the affordable care act and the website. journal," thisn is 45 minutes. >> in a few moments, an update on the affordable care act. in 45 minutes, a national consumers league for identity theft and data security. >> next, an update on the affordable care act. this is 45 minutes. " continues. our next guest this morning is alex wayne. out about thet insurance plans. walk us through what it means. 365,000.re up to about they are still about half the pace to reach this goal they had before the launch of the exchanges of enrolling about 7 million people by march. they hope to get a big bubble of people this month to have coverage starting on january 1. host: how likely will it be they will reach that benchmark? guest: they have a long way to go. they do not use that 7 million figure very much anymore. showing 11% had tried to get health insurance using healthcare.gov. they said they ran into problems. how alarming of a stat is that for the administration? guest: i do not think it is much of a surprise. they knew there were proble
now you can watch us in hd. >> next, an update on the affordable care act and the website. journal," thisn is 45 minutes. >> in a few moments, an update on the affordable care act. in 45 minutes, a national consumers league for identity theft and data security. >> next, an update on the affordable care act. this is 45 minutes. " continues. our next guest this morning is alex wayne. out about thet insurance plans. walk us through what it means. 365,000.re up to about...
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now, you can watch us in hd. >>/in journal continues. for a closer look at the future of the affordable care act, we turn now to emily ethri dge. let's start with yesterday posses press briefing on fixing the federal insurance exchange website. what was your take away from the briefing? >> the department of health and human services says, pretty much, they give themselves a passing grade. they think they hit their deadline for making the website work for most people by november 30, this past weekend. they say they did a whole management overhaul and the site is up and running more than 90 cent of the time, up from about three percent of the i'm in october. it is a huge dump for them. they say the response time is less than a second. the error rate has gone down. if you like they have addressed a lot of the big issues with the website in terms of the consumer experience. host: we read this editorial from the wall street journal today. obamacare mission accomplished. i will not go it -- go through it again for our viewers. this briefing, d
now, you can watch us in hd. >>/in journal continues. for a closer look at the future of the affordable care act, we turn now to emily ethri dge. let's start with yesterday posses press briefing on fixing the federal insurance exchange website. what was your take away from the briefing? >> the department of health and human services says, pretty much, they give themselves a passing grade. they think they hit their deadline for making the website work for most people by november 30,...
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you can watch us in hd. >> navy secretary ray mabus spoke to reporters and answered questions about contractors and the global defense investigation. u.s. prosecutors allege leonard swapped prostitutes for information. in a memo, ray mabus instructed strategies toview see a proper procedures were being followed. this is half an hour. >> good morning. first, i want to apologize for my voice. i have caught something, and people have suggested it is because i stood out for six hours in the freezing rain at army navy, but i'm pretty sure that was not the reason it happened. as john kirby said, i'm going to make a few remarks and then take questions. he noted that the admiral and mr. branch are here if you want to go into greater detail at greater length. prevention, identification, and action against fraud against the government has been a focus of mine since i first entered public service in mississippi as state auditor, and i have continued putting an action. lately, our efforts to go after contracting fraud have produced some headlines. while we are obviously not pleased about the conduct of tho
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now, you can watch us in hd. next am a discussion about u.s. trade policy and the issue of the president being able to negotiate international trade agreements. this is hosted by the organization, economy in crisis. it is an hour and a half. i would like to welcome you this morning to our program called do we need fast-track, the trade promotional authority. some of you may have seen a program last week on the same topic on c-span3. i watched it. fourd a panel of the former u.s. trade representatives, including andey kantor and sue schwab several others. although spry representatives seemed to have similar views on fast track. today, you're going to hear some different views from some distinguished representatives of the public interest community and the labor movement. our moderator today will introduce the speakers and i had the pleasure this morning to introduce our moderator charlie but. charlie had a distinguished career both in government and private industry. aom 1971 to 1980 he served in diplomatic position in the state department and t
now, you can watch us in hd. next am a discussion about u.s. trade policy and the issue of the president being able to negotiate international trade agreements. this is hosted by the organization, economy in crisis. it is an hour and a half. i would like to welcome you this morning to our program called do we need fast-track, the trade promotional authority. some of you may have seen a program last week on the same topic on c-span3. i watched it. fourd a panel of the former u.s. trade...
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now you can watch us in hd. >> this morning "washington journal" visited the national institute of health and bethesda, maryland. we heard about the mission and the role of the nih, as was the priorities and medical products. this is two hours. located just outside washington dc, the national institute of health comprises research centers. it has been credited with new breakthroughs in the study of medical science, including aids and mental health. this morning on the "washington journal" we want to focus on the nih and give you an opportunity to find out more about the agency. francis s. collins joins us live. >> it is great to be here. >> you are the director of the nih. what is your objective? guest: we are the largest searcher -- researcher in the world. we focus on how life works at the most detailed level, and partly to apply that and come up with new insights that will prevent and treat disease. we support tens of thousands of grants across the country, conducted by our world's most cutting-edge scientists who are working from everything from cancer, to hiv-aids, two timers -- o al
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now, you can watch us in hd. >> french opposition leader cope spoke about the european crisis, political unrest in the middle east and a potential free-trade agreement u.s. at an event hosted by the hudson institute. mr. cope is president of the union for a popular majority. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> bon soir. [speaking french] just kidding, don't worry. not doing it in french. good evening. i am president and ceo of the hudson institute. i would like to wish a warm audience here in person at the betsy and walter conference center at hudson institute. also to our live audience on c- span around america. i also want to give a special thanks to the terrific folks at for the important service that you provide to all of us. tonight we have a truly program, a speech by friends opposition leader cope role within europe and europe's role on the global stage. before i have the honor of introducing him, whoever the knowing for many years, let me say a few words about the hudson institute and our topic for this evening. is as all of you know a market oriented international organizationch
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and now you can watch us in hd. next on c-span, our year in review looks at the federal budget and government shutdown, followed by a senate congress committee hearing on marketing consumer information. talk, members of congress about the need for more women in congress. >> the beginning of october 2013 was a perfect storm of politics and policy with implementation of many elements of the health care law and the beginning of the new fiscal year. there was a 16 day government shutdown as a result. on the next hour of c-span's year in review, we bring you some floor debates. we show you senator ted cruz of texas and his filibuster in the u.s. senate. we will begin with a conversation with a woman who covers issues on political hill. how did the health-care lobby, become this linchpin for -- at least on the house side -- for the shutdown in october? >> that was a big part of this year. republicans have tried multiple times to stop delay, or defund president obama's health care law. with the website was coming online, t
and now you can watch us in hd. next on c-span, our year in review looks at the federal budget and government shutdown, followed by a senate congress committee hearing on marketing consumer information. talk, members of congress about the need for more women in congress. >> the beginning of october 2013 was a perfect storm of politics and policy with implementation of many elements of the health care law and the beginning of the new fiscal year. there was a 16 day government shutdown as a...
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now, you can watch us in hd. next, a discussion on the increased number of women in the prison system. reportern a local peter handy on how twitter is changing election coverage. that is followed by a congressional gold medal ceremony honoring the native american code talkers of the first and second world wars. my from tulane university, and a gender, race and incarceration focusing on women as the fastest growing of imprisoned people in the united states. this is an hour and 35 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here this evening. plentyout and see that are still worried about their grades and seeking extra credit. thank you to the professor for that lovely introduction. larger part of the campus intellectual project to gauge with michelle alexander's ant, which has gotten enormous amount of critical praise over the years, that has restarted conversations that activists and scholars have been having often in more silo the spaces. hassuccess of the book provided more spaces for public discou
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now you can watch us in hd. >> a federal judge ruled on monday that the national security agency collection of records is likely unconstitutional. we will look at that and the future of the nsa collection program on saturday morning's "washington journal" with james andrew lewis. and there will be discussion with professional scholars about the performance of congress. that is tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. 13 states and the district of columbia run their own health care exchanges. 37 states rely on healthcare.gov. they're looking at the state experience in an rolling people and the health care program. >> good afternoon, everybody. welcome. i am sarah rosen wartell. we are delighted to coast today's event which builds on a history of collaboration. i also want to give a special welcome. we have a great many people who have registered and signed into our web guest online. we are thrilled to have you with us. we will have that archive. very glad you are able to join us. the timing for this could not be better. if you open the pages of the newspaper, you will see a heated de
now you can watch us in hd. >> a federal judge ruled on monday that the national security agency collection of records is likely unconstitutional. we will look at that and the future of the nsa collection program on saturday morning's "washington journal" with james andrew lewis. and there will be discussion with professional scholars about the performance of congress. that is tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. 13 states and the district of columbia run their own...
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and now you can watch us in hd. >> the alliance for health reform will host a discussion on how medicare costs will be a new hospital patient classifications. you can see the discussion later on today starting at 12:15 p.m. eastern on c-span2. span3, former utah governor and presidential candidate jon huntsman, and former indiana governor and h will talkn bay about bipartisanship. >> but i was tremendously grateful that god was going to give me another chance. i had had breast cancer, and i had to go -- i had survived that. and now i was confronted with addiction. up my mindy, i made i was going to survive that, too. >> what our program on first cdy betty ford saturday on standard life monday night, our series continues. >> i got upset with the they coveredause my mental health the first few meetings i had, and then they never showed up anymore, and so when i was walking downstairs in the white house and met this woman who was one of the press nobody everid covers my meetings. carter, it is not as sexy as you. we toured the country, found that was the the, and passÉ mental health system
and now you can watch us in hd. >> the alliance for health reform will host a discussion on how medicare costs will be a new hospital patient classifications. you can see the discussion later on today starting at 12:15 p.m. eastern on c-span2. span3, former utah governor and presidential candidate jon huntsman, and former indiana governor and h will talkn bay about bipartisanship. >> but i was tremendously grateful that god was going to give me another chance. i had had breast...
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now you can watch us in hd. >> from the west of front of the u.s. capitol, where one year ago, president obama was sworn in for his second term. during his address, he talked about changing immigration law and talked about it a great deal on the campaign trail. over the next hour here on c- span, we will bring you more comments from president obama and hear house and senate debates on the immigration issue. and a conversation with alan gomez. he has been reporting for "usa today." >> you wrote earlier this year about of eight. is it fair to say it took the lead legislative this year? >> absolutely. right after the election that the senate came together and decided they wanted to tackle the issue. mitt romney got a 27% of the hispanic vote, you saw a lot of republican senators get together and forming this coalition and a couple people drive in it came out. it ended up being eight senators that took the lead. >> it seems to have a lot of energy early on. what happened throughout the year? >> they ran through it. in this climate we are seeing in congr
now you can watch us in hd. >> from the west of front of the u.s. capitol, where one year ago, president obama was sworn in for his second term. during his address, he talked about changing immigration law and talked about it a great deal on the campaign trail. over the next hour here on c- span, we will bring you more comments from president obama and hear house and senate debates on the immigration issue. and a conversation with alan gomez. he has been reporting for "usa...
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now you can watch us in hd. >> republican senator rand paul at the detroit economic club. some have considered him as a presidential candidate although he himself has not made any formal announcement. this event is part of the road to the white house 2016 coverage. [applause] cracks good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. on this nice brisk detroit michigan day, it is my honor to introduce dr. rand paul, the junior senator from kentucky. the united states senator elected in 2010 and has certainly made his mark in just a very short time. he has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility. warrior against government overreach. among his first legislative billions, cutting $500 in federal spending and balancing the budget in just five years. he has since introduced similar bills with growing support. he serves on the foreign relations committee, homeland security, and government affairs with the small business committee. a graduate of duke university school of medicine, he was a practicing ophthalmologist in kentucky for 17 years. i
now you can watch us in hd. >> republican senator rand paul at the detroit economic club. some have considered him as a presidential candidate although he himself has not made any formal announcement. this event is part of the road to the white house 2016 coverage. [applause] cracks good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. on this nice brisk detroit michigan day, it is my honor to introduce dr. rand paul, the junior senator from kentucky. the united states senator elected in 2010 and has...
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you can watch us in hd. >> retired fbi agent robert levinson went missing during a 2000 trip to iran. the u.s. government denied he was working for the government at the time. recent news reports that he was a contractor for the cia. house briefing, jay carney said mr. levinson was not a government employee when he went missing. any questions about bob levinson? reports have reviewed that he was in iran working for the cia. why did the administration falsely say for years that he was a probably citizen -- private citizen on a business trip? would you say that now that it has proven to be untrue? >> bob levinson was not a u.s. government employee when he went missing. there was an ongoing investigation into his disappearance. i will not comment further on what he may or may not have been doing. i will not fact check every allegation you have made in a story that was highly irresponsible to publish and which we strongly urge the outlet not to publish out of concerns for his safety. i will also not say anything that might further harm efforts to bring him home safe. since he disappeared,
you can watch us in hd. >> retired fbi agent robert levinson went missing during a 2000 trip to iran. the u.s. government denied he was working for the government at the time. recent news reports that he was a contractor for the cia. house briefing, jay carney said mr. levinson was not a government employee when he went missing. any questions about bob levinson? reports have reviewed that he was in iran working for the cia. why did the administration falsely say for years that he was a...
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now you can watch us in hd. >> and everything earlier today, navy secretary ray mabus said it is fair to say that more disclosures will be made in the investigation into naval contractor gdma. the scandal named after the singapore-based contractor broke in september. u.s. prosecutors allege glenn francis allegedly swapped hostages and luxury travel in exchange for classified information. secretary mabus also reviewed how contracting is handled in light of a recent scandal on port service contracts. this is about half an hour. >> good morning. first, i want to apologize for my voice. i have caught something, and people have suggested it is because i stood out for six hours in the freezing rain at army navy, but i'm pretty sure that was not the reason it happened. as john kirby said, i'm going to make a few remarks and then take questions. he noted that the admiral and mr. branch are here if you want to go into greater detail at greater length. prevention, identification, and action against fraud against the government has been a focus of mine since i first entered public service in mis
now you can watch us in hd. >> and everything earlier today, navy secretary ray mabus said it is fair to say that more disclosures will be made in the investigation into naval contractor gdma. the scandal named after the singapore-based contractor broke in september. u.s. prosecutors allege glenn francis allegedly swapped hostages and luxury travel in exchange for classified information. secretary mabus also reviewed how contracting is handled in light of a recent scandal on port service...
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now you can watch us in hd. >> we want to welcome back to "newsmakers” house appropriations chairmen hal rogers, republican of kentucky. thank you, sir, for join us. >> thank you. >> two reporters here in studio to help with us, daniel newhauser is a congressional reporter for qc “roll call” and derek wallbank, congressional reporter with bloomberg news. derek, go ahead with the first question. question. >> mr. chairman, thank you for being here. as you know, the mood out of the capital is joyous right now practically. paul ryan and patty murry are both saying this will avert any shutdown fears for january 15 and possibly for october 1 as well.
now you can watch us in hd. >> we want to welcome back to "newsmakers” house appropriations chairmen hal rogers, republican of kentucky. thank you, sir, for join us. >> thank you. >> two reporters here in studio to help with us, daniel newhauser is a congressional reporter for qc “roll call” and derek wallbank, congressional reporter with bloomberg news. derek, go ahead with the first question. question. >> mr. chairman, thank you for being here. as you know,...
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you can watch us in hd. now, remarks from president obama on the implementation on the health care law and the healthcare.gov website. he spoke for about 15 minutes from the eisenhower executive office building. my name is monica weeks. when i was a 19-year-old college student, i began having symptoms of -- disease. later, my symptoms returned and i had to start costly infusions. they ranged from $12,000 to $15,000. it would have been more to receive them in a hospital. because of the affordable care act, i remained on my parent's insurance. years old and working at a great organization that affords me the benefit of having my own insurance. lucky, but notm every american is as lucky as i am. we have discussed the cost of private insurance and we all agree that we'd not be able to afford a given our current salaries. i would have paid $700 to $800 per month because of my health condition and because i am a woman. this gives me the flexibility to open my own small business and pursue photography as a viable c
you can watch us in hd. now, remarks from president obama on the implementation on the health care law and the healthcare.gov website. he spoke for about 15 minutes from the eisenhower executive office building. my name is monica weeks. when i was a 19-year-old college student, i began having symptoms of -- disease. later, my symptoms returned and i had to start costly infusions. they ranged from $12,000 to $15,000. it would have been more to receive them in a hospital. because of the...
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you can watch us in hd. the head of the american federation of teachers speaks with reporters at the christian science monitor. as a hearing on how the health care law will affect medicare advantage plans. president obama on jobs and income inequality. >> several live events to tell you about tomorrow morning. jack lew will be at the charitable trust to discuss the state of financial reform. , members of the house energy and commerce subcommittee on energy and power will hear from energy regulatory commissioners. we cover a democratic steering committee hearing on the unemployment benefits that are set to expire at the end of the month. >> we will focus on the farm with one of the conferees. we will take your questions about the affordable care act and budget negotiations. washington journal is live on c- span every day at 7:00 eastern. >> friday, washington journal looks at the mission and role of the national institutes of health starting live at 7:30 a.m. easter with the director -- eastern with the direc
you can watch us in hd. the head of the american federation of teachers speaks with reporters at the christian science monitor. as a hearing on how the health care law will affect medicare advantage plans. president obama on jobs and income inequality. >> several live events to tell you about tomorrow morning. jack lew will be at the charitable trust to discuss the state of financial reform. , members of the house energy and commerce subcommittee on energy and power will hear from energy...
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now, you can watch us in hd. justice ruth bader ginsburg spoke about the supreme court during a conversation with theodore olson. olson recently argued before the court on to say sexy marriage -- on two same sex marraige cases. [applause] [laughter] >> [inaudible] >> audio. someone will also have to control the microphone. [laughter] >> it is a great privilege for me to have the opportunity to ask questions of justice ginsberg instead of the other way around. [laughter] i want to thank all of you out there who planted questions with me in the hopes that i would ask those questions, but i probably will not ask any of those questions. [laughter] let's start with the supreme court of the u.s. you and your court handled the most difficult and most controversial questions of our day and of our society involving life, death, voting, property, race, freedom, and campaign contributions -- all of those things. what is so special about this court despite the fact that you decide these controversial questions? the supreme c
now, you can watch us in hd. justice ruth bader ginsburg spoke about the supreme court during a conversation with theodore olson. olson recently argued before the court on to say sexy marriage -- on two same sex marraige cases. [applause] [laughter] >> [inaudible] >> audio. someone will also have to control the microphone. [laughter] >> it is a great privilege for me to have the opportunity to ask questions of justice ginsberg instead of the other way around. [laughter] i want...
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and now watch us in hd. >> newly confirmed fcc chairman tom wheeler and his colleagues testified before the house energy and commerce subcommittee on the agency's goals. he talked about the delay of a broadcast spectrum auction to free up space for smartphone devices and other wireless communications. chairman wheeler told the committee they will only get one chance to have a successful auction because of statutory constraints. his testimony is about two hours, 20 minutes. >> called to order the communications, and it is a delight to welcome all five members of the federal communications commission, fully installed, bright shiny faces, ready to go today. we especially welcome you and look forward to working with you to set the communications agenda for the united states. the fcc is the harm of our government tasked with fostering some of the most important parts of our national economy, among them the telecommunications industry, media distribution and the internet. given the economic significance of these industries, the changes from congress, the charge of congress to encourage compet
and now watch us in hd. >> newly confirmed fcc chairman tom wheeler and his colleagues testified before the house energy and commerce subcommittee on the agency's goals. he talked about the delay of a broadcast spectrum auction to free up space for smartphone devices and other wireless communications. chairman wheeler told the committee they will only get one chance to have a successful auction because of statutory constraints. his testimony is about two hours, 20 minutes. >> called...
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now, you can watch us in hd. >> on wednesday, the commerce committee looked at the collection and distribution of consumer information online. it is the subject of a report compiled by the community. they found data brokers collecting huge volumes of information. information of medical history. they joined privacy advocates and representatives from private industry to testify in this two-hour hearing. dais, >> at this point there are two people sitting at the dais, but two more wonderful people, senator blumenthal, center car, senator fisher, and senator warner will all be here, but this is the day that we almost load on the budget, actually. not quite. on the budget, actua. not quite. we always find a way to do it. you have a motion to proceed? to whatever? and tomorrow at some point we vote on a budget. just be grateful you are in private life. [laughter] ok, you are all welcome. the disclosures about u.s. intelligence activities over the past few months have sparked a very public bait in this country about the kinds of information the government should be gathering and how we protect the pr
now, you can watch us in hd. >> on wednesday, the commerce committee looked at the collection and distribution of consumer information online. it is the subject of a report compiled by the community. they found data brokers collecting huge volumes of information. information of medical history. they joined privacy advocates and representatives from private industry to testify in this two-hour hearing. dais, >> at this point there are two people sitting at the dais, but two more...
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now you can watch us in hd. welcome back. in our last hour on this december 31, 2013, we will be talking about the top news stories of the year. republicans, (202) 585-3881. democrats, (202) 585-3880. all others, (202) 585-3882. you can also e-mail us. on the topr thoughts news stories of 2013. the associated press recently did a survey. said itse results, 26% was the 2010 health care law that was the top story of 2013, the rollout of healthcare.gov. eight percent said it was the death of nelson mandela. another eight percent said it was the government shutdown that lasted 16 days, the fiscal cliff, and sequestration. and six percent of those surveyed said it was the national debate over gun laws, mass shootings. four percent said the boston marathon bombings. what do you think this morning? snowden'sdward influence on the surveillance programs done by the national security agency's? wall street, afghanistan? we want to get your take. front page of "the wall street journal" this morning. they have a story about president obam
now you can watch us in hd. welcome back. in our last hour on this december 31, 2013, we will be talking about the top news stories of the year. republicans, (202) 585-3881. democrats, (202) 585-3880. all others, (202) 585-3882. you can also e-mail us. on the topr thoughts news stories of 2013. the associated press recently did a survey. said itse results, 26% was the 2010 health care law that was the top story of 2013, the rollout of healthcare.gov. eight percent said it was the death of...
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in hd. at pell grants and college affordability during with subcommittee hearing student financial aid officers and experts on financial aid policy. this is two hours. the subcommittee will come to order. good morning. thank you for joining us for this hearing on the pell grant program. 11th in the series designed to gain a more complete the challengesf facing post secondary students and institutions. the committee of policy changes that should be considered as part of the upcoming reauthorization of the higher education act. we have abbreviated. over the last year the hearings provided a forum to discuss opportunities to encourage innovation, increase transparency, enhance data collection, and improve college access and affordability. we have been fortunate to hear from a number of expert witnesses whose testimony and insight will provide invaluable as we begin crafting legislation next year. with roughly 71% of undergraduates receiving some ,orm of federal financial aid simplifying the com
in hd. at pell grants and college affordability during with subcommittee hearing student financial aid officers and experts on financial aid policy. this is two hours. the subcommittee will come to order. good morning. thank you for joining us for this hearing on the pell grant program. 11th in the series designed to gain a more complete the challengesf facing post secondary students and institutions. the committee of policy changes that should be considered as part of the upcoming...
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now you can watch us in hd. >> the u.s. senate has approved another of president barack obama's nominees as it wraps up a week of near round-the-clock confirmation votes. senators cleared heather higg inbottom to serve as deputy secretary of state. senate majority leader harry reid says republicans have agreed to delay other votes that were expected through the weekend. republicans had forced the senate to stay into clear several mostly noncontroversial nominees after democrats changed senate filibuster procedures. some votes will be held monday, including confirmation of jeh johnson, president obama's picked to run the department of homeland security. senator reid says that the senate will vote on additional nominees next week, including janet yellen as federal reserve chairman. archduke fences ferdinand and his wife were in sarajevo, at that point part of austria- hungary, on a tour. it was a serbian national holiday, which the serbs celebrate every year, and the soviets were furious that austria-hungary had taken over bo
now you can watch us in hd. >> the u.s. senate has approved another of president barack obama's nominees as it wraps up a week of near round-the-clock confirmation votes. senators cleared heather higg inbottom to serve as deputy secretary of state. senate majority leader harry reid says republicans have agreed to delay other votes that were expected through the weekend. republicans had forced the senate to stay into clear several mostly noncontroversial nominees after democrats changed...
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now you can watch us in hd. washington journal continues. host: we are joined now by scholar of all things supreme court mark tushnet. what are the two forces that are in the balance in this book? guest: the easiest way to describe them is they are divided now between five appointees of republican presidents who are quite conservative and four appointees of democratic presidents who are more liberal. and the balance is between those two, and in particular the future of the court depends on what the next appointment is going to be. in the book you talk about the difference between the roberts court and a kagan court. explain that. guest: usually we talk about the chief justice, but the chief justice is not always the leader of the court. brennan, under all warren, was probably the leader of the court in terms of organizing the thinking of the court and writing the most important opinions. a chance if the next appointee is a democratic appointee that justice kagan will emerge as the court's leader, displacing chief justice , leaving a more or
now you can watch us in hd. washington journal continues. host: we are joined now by scholar of all things supreme court mark tushnet. what are the two forces that are in the balance in this book? guest: the easiest way to describe them is they are divided now between five appointees of republican presidents who are quite conservative and four appointees of democratic presidents who are more liberal. and the balance is between those two, and in particular the future of the court depends on what...
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how you can watch us in hd. >> washington journal continues. we are joined by carlos munoz. mr. munoz, before we start talking about specific countries, i want you to address a question that you pose in a recent piece that you wrote for "the hill" newspaper. the headline is, it the u.s. losing global influence? in that piece there were a few examples, particularly the iran, the deal that administration struck with that country regarding its nuclear program. in both situations, i think you saw the administration at least in the first example was syria, there was this big buildup becausepossible strikes of their use of chemical weapons then we had this 11th hour agreement between the u.s. and russia which pulled the u.s.- backed from the brink. it did seem that the administration had sort of lost that clinical battle with capitol hill and terms of gaining momentum for potential military strikes. with the deal that was reached with the assad regime, you able to get out of that. it did put a little tarnished. who is the administration's leading critics? senator john mccain, senator
how you can watch us in hd. >> washington journal continues. we are joined by carlos munoz. mr. munoz, before we start talking about specific countries, i want you to address a question that you pose in a recent piece that you wrote for "the hill" newspaper. the headline is, it the u.s. losing global influence? in that piece there were a few examples, particularly the iran, the deal that administration struck with that country regarding its nuclear program. in both situations, i...
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now you can watch us in hd. middle or high school student, c-span's studentcam competition wants to know what is the most important issue congress should address next year. it is your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. the deadline is january 20. get more info at studentcam.org. >> "washington journal" continues. president obama is said to observe a moment of silence at the white house. it is scheduled for 9:25. until then, we will ask you to on gunur thoughts control and if your views have changed since sandy hook. .or democrats, 202-585-3880 our line for independents, 202- 585-3882. a on social send us media. facebook.ach us on you can also participate in a poll. we will send -- show that momentarily. you can also e-mail us. john cornyn, the senator from texas weighing in on his facebook post. tsongas.iki said, america stood aghast at the senseless bloodshed in newtown, connecticut. first graders were taken from their families so suddenly. saying the newtown tragedy is one year old, yet still so vivid in
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you can now watch us in hd. >> washington journal continues. host: for a look at how the business community is reacting to the ongoing budget negotiations, we turn to john engler. let's start with the budget conference unexpected to release some sort of modest audit deal this week. what are you expecting? guest: we are stuck in congress to do its work. let's get the job done. let's -- one thing that the business. community is looking for, washington ought to be able to get a budget done, although it is late already. we are all affecting some sort of -- $7.4 trillion in annual revenues, and more than 60 million employees. when this budget conference first pick off, what with a hoping for -- kicked off, what were they hoping for? get seriesthat we would as a nation with dealing with long-term fiscal problems and when not one year or two years but 10, 20, 30 years ahead, we have structural, financial problems we are going to have to work with. we have deficits that are not sustainable even the commitments we have given to the demo programs. being
you can now watch us in hd. >> washington journal continues. host: for a look at how the business community is reacting to the ongoing budget negotiations, we turn to john engler. let's start with the budget conference unexpected to release some sort of modest audit deal this week. what are you expecting? guest: we are stuck in congress to do its work. let's get the job done. let's -- one thing that the business. community is looking for, washington ought to be able to get a budget done,...
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now, you can watch us in hd. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now, kytja weir , from the center for public integrity, and she is joining us from that program. tell us a little but about the organization. guest: we are a nonprofit investigative news outlet heard and set up like a newspaper, we have a website, and we partner with other news outlets and they run our material as well. we are doing investigative work, looking primarily at being a watchdog of corruption in the misuse of resources. host: on the front page, it had the title of your lates report -- a justice of secured. this one targets the state supreme court judges. what is the interest? there's a lot of attention when they run for election, is there any influence , taking campaign dollars, and we look into their personal finances to see whether not they had any kind of complex in a stock holdings, the real , real estate. these people are surely important, they make life-and- death decisions, they make multimillion dollar decisions, and they have a really important rol
now, you can watch us in hd. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now, kytja weir , from the center for public integrity, and she is joining us from that program. tell us a little but about the organization. guest: we are a nonprofit investigative news outlet heard and set up like a newspaper, we have a website, and we partner with other news outlets and they run our material as well. we are doing investigative work, looking primarily at being a watchdog of...
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you can watch us in hd. "washington journal" continues. back with james andrew lewis of the center for strategic and international studies. here to talk about the judge's decision on monday, a district court judge questioning the legality of nsa's phone data records. what did he say? guest: he said it was a tremendous intrusion into privacy. it was unconstitutional that the collection of the metadata, greatbills, by nsa, was a risk to the fourth amendment and lot legal -- and not legal. host: what program by the nsa was he referring to? guest: they have a program -- essentially the phone bill of american citizens. call, howt who you long the call lasted, where the call might have been. possiblehem identify targets for counterterrorism or counterespionage. he objected to the fact that nsa, a foreign intelligence body, is collecting intelligence on american citizens. host: how? guest: it is your phone bill. you get a phone bill, nsa gets lots of copies of phone bills. do they look at every bill? no. but if they find a number -- one of the mo
you can watch us in hd. "washington journal" continues. back with james andrew lewis of the center for strategic and international studies. here to talk about the judge's decision on monday, a district court judge questioning the legality of nsa's phone data records. what did he say? guest: he said it was a tremendous intrusion into privacy. it was unconstitutional that the collection of the metadata, greatbills, by nsa, was a risk to the fourth amendment and lot legal -- and not...
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now you can watch us in hd. box "washington journal" continues. we are joined by the federal affairs manager for americans for prosperity. thank you for joining us. i want to start out by talking about the budgets he'll passed by a wide margin. americans for prosperity came out with a statement. walk us through that decision. of the things that alarmed us about the budget deal was the overall spending levels. very concerning to us was the fact that the overall spending levels exceeded the budget authority for 2014, the level that was agreed to by the budget control act. spending level for this two-year agreement is about $1 trillion in order to pay for some of that higher spending this deal uses a number of revenue increases. if i understand correctly, isn't that a win? the statement "no new taxes" is really not a reality. it is just taxes and another name, like airline fees. let me be clear, americans for prosperity actually support many of the changes but we disagree that these should be used to offset higher spending elsewhere. if you want to j
now you can watch us in hd. box "washington journal" continues. we are joined by the federal affairs manager for americans for prosperity. thank you for joining us. i want to start out by talking about the budgets he'll passed by a wide margin. americans for prosperity came out with a statement. walk us through that decision. of the things that alarmed us about the budget deal was the overall spending levels. very concerning to us was the fact that the overall spending levels exceeded...